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In the picturesque village of Khoma, 10km away from Lhuentse town, girls as young as eight are initiated into weaving. Young girls are seen near their mothers, learning how to weave intricate and colorful patterns with handlooms.
Khoma village is known for weaving Kusuthara, the most famous and expensive attire for

In the remote eastern village of Jalang under Minjay gewog in Lhuentse, a dark shroud of mystery covers 48-year-old Tsheringmo who has been labeled a poison giver, popularly known as dug-bekhan.
A sickly mother of four children whose husband works as a farmer, she is ostracized by the villagers who believe

Informal records with the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) community in the country revealed that of the 18 transgender women who came out, 17 of them dropped out of school at a very early age.
LGBTQ community in Bhutan is an informal group with 87 members. The members consists of

After Business Bhutan ran a story about an ill couple who were fated to meet by chance and made their home, a shanty, by the Thimphu River earlier this year, they have received donations in cash and kind from many sympathizers.
The story which was posted on the paper’s Facebook page

Lucky Wangmo
from Thimphu
Early this month, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) issued a notice stating that Indian rupee bank notes of denomination 500 and above will not be allowed use in the country.
The Deputy Governor of RMA, Yangchen Tshogyel, said that it is not the decision of RMA to not

Opening the stock trade to foreign investors premature due to size, trading volume, liquidity of the market and lack of adequate trading infrastructures
Dechen Dolkar
from Thimphu
The country’s stock market, which is growing at a snail pace, as of now won’t be open for foreign investors.
With total market capitalization of Nu 21bn,

Alka Katwal
from Sarpang
What remains of Sarpang’s temporary makeshift town are the remnants of the recent flood. And a memory!
The old town is gone. And the new one is not there yet. In between, people living in proper Sarpang are a little more exasperated every time they need to travel

Dechen Dolkar
from Thimphu
Bhutanese living, working or studying abroad can now remit their earnings to their personal foreign currency accounts or that of their family members in Bhutan.
The central bank, Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), launched Foreign Currency Account facility for Non-Resident Bhutanese (NRB) on Thursday. This facility would allow Non-Resident

Krishna Ghalley
from Phuentsholing
While the bailey bridge at Kamji couldn’t open for traffic for the seventh day yesterday, the Pasakha-Manitar bypass route has been serving as the only vital lifeline between Phuentsholing and Thimphu.
After the road was opened for traffic from 28 July, more than 2,000 vehicles use the route